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NO. 62
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST . 3 1. 1920 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
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VORKERSAVARDED
UCREASED WAGES
; President Wilson Approves Ma
johty Award of Anthra
cite Commission '
'EXPECTS MINERS TO '
. STAND BY RESOLUTION
iSxecntive Replies To Threats
of Miners,: and States Dell
, nitely The Majority Award
. .Will Not Be Set Aside; In
; creases Granted Ag greg ate
: Eighty;fiye Millions
. Washington, D. Ct Aug. 80. President
-. . Wilton tod a approved the majority re-
pert ef the Anthracite Coal Commission
" awarding anthracite ' miner wag In
J ereaaei aggregating 865,000,000, and
t notified tba miner ,tet ha 'expected
them' "to accept tba award and" lean? It
into effect in rood faith." f '
Replying to threat, from the minors
t ' that they would atop work, September
1st unlets the minority report of the
commission, recommending . a higher
- award, than provided i tha majority
wart aeeepted, tba President stated
definitely that- the majority award
.'would aot ba act aside. ; ?
i . Asaoant of Intro acs. '
d Tba majority report of tha eommis
aion granted wage increases of 20 and
IT per eeat abort , tha preaent wage
scale. Tha fO per ent wage increase
ss awarded-contract -minora, ana me
' advance of 17 er cent waa rseommena
ti for eomnanr miner, monthly men
i mine' laborer end consideration
V miner. . . ' '
"' ' . The minority report reeommended a
minima wage of 8 a day for adult
- day Uboren, and sa Increase of SI per
tent for contract; wortem.
" . AtUmtl.a taHeselatien.
; la refuting the request ef tha minen
for acceptance of the minority report,
it inula in a telea-ram aent through
' their loeal representative!, the President
called attention te a retolntloa adopted
"' bv the minora te contention .agreeing
to accept tha finding! of auek a com'
mission t he appointee.,
n .11 the lawa of honor on which
civilisation rest," the Prident te his
telegram U the- minere added, "that
pledge ahoulofb fulfilled. Any intima-
ti on that the anthracite asta -workeri
v .will refuse te work 'under thtv-award
(rectus It doea mot grant them all that
V thty expected, ia a refleetioa npoa the
aineerity of the atea who constitute the
backbone of the eemmunuy
they live- ' !' --'.
will iuiH Challenge. ,
- - The President, further told the mineri
that if their communication waa laicai
' ed at threat, they could Teat aesured
that tha challenge would be aeeepted,
j, ..4 4v.i tm neonla ef the country
would ind aome aubttltute fuel to tide
J them ever "unUl the real aeatiment of
the anthracite miac woraera
t expresalon, and they arc ready to abide
" by the obllgatione they kave entered
i Into." . w "
r r- M.V. AnrJ Blading. '
" ' : TiiBlv nnaa aaaouaeement from
,' .k. un.it. Hanta at aoom that the
' x hl annroved the majority
report, Secretary of -labor Wilaoii, at
tha direeuon oi n" "1;
a eaU for a meeUng Thursday at Beran.
. ton ef Ac Joint anthracite stale eom-
mit)eM of operators and United Mine
' Workers of America for the . purpose
-, of writing the terme of the award
. i.tA . anntniet to b effective Until
The wake increase reeommended by
, the majority wUl amount to am annual
Uenua ia back tmy. ; aeeamnlated
. atnee mat April 1. . ".. ;
Iaterea't of the general public lnf the
mm.,A Matored larrelv ia the effect of
the increases U wages en thc price of
hard coal. Taking eogBiaanee or mis
the eommisaion it id that while making
aubstaatial improvement in tha aitua
"tionof the -miners, it had tried to- be
conservative and bad declined to com
nle ittalf te a deeialoa that might juat
' )y be considered a eaeowragement to
f ' the ao-called -vicious upwaaa apirai-
' prices. The result, the commission
said, waa that tha awards, while pro
' viding improved conditions for the
workers, could off a justification for
' aarr advaaeea in . the retail price of
? coal. - ' .; - ,; li
GRAND JURY TO PROBE -'
OPERATIONS OF P0N2I
BosUn, 'Aug. 30-Ths eperttibne ef
Charles Poaai'a Beturitiec Exchange
Company and of the Old Colony For-
sign Exchange Company will be the
subject ef investigation by the Suffolk
1 county grand jury, which has beea
v railed Into session next Wednesday.
I Attorney General Allen, who baa be
fore himtfh claims of some 11,000 per
roi for more thav $5,000)00 against
' the Poasl projeet, and of aevcrat nun-
dred ereditora with.elaima of $30000
against the Old Colony company, re
quested the grand jury be convened.
' For the present, action in the etata
court against Ponxl will hsv no ef
' feet aa he is a federal prisoner ea
charges of using the mailt with fraa
" dulant Intent. . ' .j- . .;.';
LACK OF DEMAND IN '
N. Y. SUGAR MARKET
New Tork, Aug. 30. Peer demand for
, refined sugar 'baa led te absence ef In
terest la ths New Tork sugar market..
- Cuban holders art offering raw sugar
at 11 centa a pound, cost and freight,
while the best bid in the market ia 8
cents. There waa a small aale of Peru
sugar at T-S cents a. i. f. today, which,
is equivalent of 10 1-1 seats for Cuban.
There was a email export inquiry in
the market, bat not of suffieieat vol
ume to affect prices. . -, i
COX flEfJIES WETS
II
NeitherHave Dry$ Given Any-
vming 10 Meip uemocrais.
Nominee Adds : ,
ANSWERS TESTIMONY OF
REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN
Any Statement That Wets Are
, Aiding- Oox Candidacy "Ab
- anrd On Its Face,'' Declares
.GoYernor; Pleased With Ee
ception Accorded Bim Jn The
Nation's Metropolis
Columbus, O, Aug. 80. Answering
testimony of Will H. Hays, chairman of
tli a Republican national committee, be
fore the Senate cub-committee Investi
gating campaign expenditures In Chicago
today. Governor Cox, the Democratic
presidential nominee, declared this even
ing that "the wet have net contributed
a dollar to my campaign and they win
not. -The governor added that neither
had- ths drys contributed.
Governor Cox's statement waa made
after reading newspaper accounts ef the
heating in Chicago, before which Chair
man Bays read a letter purporting to
be from George T. Carroll presideat ef
tba Hew Jersey rederatioa ef JUquor
interests, asking for contributions
help cleet Cox. -
No Wet Coatrlaatieaa. .
It la verr well understood la this
State, ia particular," Governor Cos said,
-wax ins weia nave not oeen acuve in
polities tor come time. . Official reporta
to the secretary of state show that ia
the last year or two, the wetc have not
apparently beea able to make large cam
paign contribution for wet rtfersa
duma. If Mr. Hays will take the time
to investigate the official reporta , in
Ohio, he will find that fhe wetc have
never contributed a eeat to any of my
campaign.'
The governor declared any statement
to the effect that the wett arc con
tributiLg to hit campaign to be "absurd
on its face, adding that be eaiy maae
reply because "silence might be mia-
eonatTued. i
- Betaraa Preaa Bast.
The governor returned her this after
noon from his eastern tour, na wui
speak at the Ohio State Fair tomorrow
afternoon en agriculture ana saia ac
mlarhft alto disease the League of Na-
ttona -wHh the famtra. Ha-aid -4hia
evening that a was preparing a state
ment on ''the last plan," meaning the
plan for a world eourt ef Jnstiee out
lined by Senator Harding; his op
ponent, ! a recent speech. The gover
nor said he bad beea iaformed ea his
arrival hare bv a "close political ob
server," that the League of Nation has
"overrua party linee.
iBterest la Polities.
Speaking ef hi New Tork visit, Gov
ernor cox said a waa anrpnaea to oee
the general interest in polities displayed
so early there as "it generally ia ths
custom of New Yorkers to forget poli
ties antil after Labor Day." He aaidjie
ran into a lot of independent thought
ia New Tork and was "surprised at its
volume. H said independents headed
by Babbl Stephen 8. Wise bad expressed
desirs to entertain aim on bis next
trim to the metropolis.
Governor Cox said a aad no comment
to make ca tba attitude oi orgaaiced
labor toward, his candidacy as ex
pressed by President Gompers and other
officers of the Amerieaa Federatioa of
Labor.-' .
EXCITED PRICE BREAK
IN N.Y.COTTON MARKET
Losses Seaoh Maximum of 200
Points ' On i, Sereral of
Trading- Months l
New Tork, Aug. SO. excited and
sensational break featured &f cotton
market opening here today. Laat
week's recovery of between S and 4 centa
a pound from recent low records aeemed
to have left the market-in a weak poti-
tioa, aad general selling was rsaewed on
reports of better weather conditio no In
the South, apprehension of coal strikes
and report of- continued depression te
th cotton good trad.
October eeatraete, which sold at XV JB
centa a pouad Saturday, broke to 2&I0,
deelia of $8 a bale from closing quota,
tiona last week, and within 40 point of
the maximum fluctuation permitted for
day. ... .
The break assumed ovea more sensa
tional proportions during the middle of
the morning. Sellers were more ag
greaaivc and the pressure mere general
the absence ef support developed,
with October Bailing off to 18.10 and
January to 25.80, or 140 to 180 points
below Saturday's closing, init camea
October contract off to within 40 point
of the minimum price permitted for the
day aad there ware ralliea of 15 or SO
mints later on covering, utnerwjae
very little 'demand waa in -evidence and
there was no change In . the general
character of the new.
Break at New Orleans.
New Orleans. Aug. M. October cot
ton eontraeta fall off the full S00 points,
or $10 a bale, allowed by the rulee of
the exchange limiting fluctuations in any
one session, during th final trading to
day. Lack of demand , waa reported la
spot markets of the interior.
0INT COMMITTEE TO
( HANDLE COAL MATTER
.Washington, Aug. 80 Formation of
Joint committee representing the cities
of Clsvelsnd and Akron, Ohio, the Na
tional Coal .Association and tha rail
road! to meet ia Cleveland Thursday to
work out a plan for obtaining coal for
the two citiea was agreed upon today
at th hearing before the Interstate
Commerce Com mini on on the question
of modification of th ' northwestern
Smergeucy coal order. ' -
KOIIIBUIED
TO CIG!I Fll
IsiRTHOMAS LIPTON AS NEW JAZZ KING
wiTiTTiiwwTrrwiaiiiii i hi i n" i rum in in umii " lanmum" hi "
T : Photograph abowa Sir Thomas
lost out in the recent yacht race for the America's Cup with' the. American
defender Beeolute, rendering the "Shamrock Blues" en a eaxaphone, which he
borrowed from eae of the members of the Great Lake Jaxx Baad. The
mnaieiana wore hie hosts during hia visit
Chamber of Commerce Commit-
tee Reviews Crop and Bus!-'
ness Outlook
Waehingtoa, Aagv 80. Busiaeea and
industrial conditions during the re
mainder of the calendar year will be
-marked by a 'definite tread to a some
what lower level of prices, according to
a aeml-aanuaf report upon crop aad
business givea out today by the United
State Chamber ef Commerce. The com
mittee which prepared the report added
the general financial opinion In ths
eountry was that - the readjustmsat
would to accomplished withoot "finaa-
cial diaorder or any suddea economic
calamity.",
Tight money, unrest of labor, the
loosened bonds in aome phases of social
life, the - Jtussian-roland war, aad the
high cost of necessities are enumerated
aa distarbing buaiaes factor, but in
th opiaioa of th committee fhere is
no need for the country to become
panicky ovsr any of these matters. ,
Trena Lower LeveL - - v
"Amid ,alW taaareerenrrenta -aan
eddies of " th industrial aituation, a
definite tread aeema to be slowly de
veloping toward a gradually increasing
gain or euppiy apoa demaad aad a
aomewhat lower level of priees." the
committee reported.
Here aad there mill hare shut down.
Here nnd there they arc running oa
reduced time. It ia a scattered and loeal
matter rather than a general propoei
lion. r
Aate Oatpat Slower.
'TIS automobile iadustry seem to be
beaded toward aomewhat .lessened; out
put. Also the jewelry busiest in New
England ia slowing down.' Contrariwise,
paper mills are busy and full of order.
Equally ia thia true of the metal lines.
Construction aad building have alow.
ed down, beeaute of high price and
scarcity of both labor aad materials.
"Coal mining na uiual has its flock
of trouble strike nnd lack .of ears
being ths principal ones.
. Bumper Crop rromlea.
The promise now, and it ia almost
fulfilled, ia for three billioa bushel of
corn, eight hundred million bushels of
wheat, both winter and spring, and for
-a cotton yield of about twelve aad
half million bales. Cotton, however, te
not a ssfs reckoning as yet. There will
bo more eats than laat year, aad more
tobacco, which , ia everywhere good
more potatoes store rke: . about the
largest crop oa record, more sugar, both
cane aad beet, aad especially a hay
crop of auek proportions a should hare
a marked effect te reducing the cost
cf liveatoek aad of dairy aad poultry
product. , v -. -.. ;
FAYETTEVILLE NEGRO TO
BE TRIED FOR MURDER
Feyetteville, Aug. SO. The trial, of
George Hobbe, neaia.' charged with
the murder ef anmty Sheriff . Butler
aad W. J. afoesa, waa set for Thursday
ia Cumberland superior Court here to
day aad Sheriff MeGeaehy was instruct
ed br Judae Owen H. Guion to sum
mon a special venire ef eae hundred
mea from, which a jury will bo chosen
Hobbe is ia the -Bute Fnsoa te Bal-
oigh, where he waa spirited after sur
rendering to Sheriff MeGeaehy, and
would have to bo present if 'a venire
were drawn. Butler aad Moore were
killed during a clash between .Hobbs
and his family aad th white residents
of Victory mill Tillage sereral months
ago. . , , t . . !:"-'
HARRIMAN INTERESTS IN
LARGE STEAMSHIP DEAL
New Tork. Ana. SO. Ths ' Harriman
Intcresta, recent purchaser - of . big
steamship enterprises throughout the
world, have bought from H. F. Ken
and A. E. Clegg a large part of their
investments -In ths Ktrr navigation
Company for 45,000)00, and coon will
acquire additional amount of stock in
the corporation, it waa announced here
todsv. . k " ' ' '.
Funds acqnirsn by Kerr-aad Clecg
from these liquidatioa art to be In
vested te United Statea shipping board
vessels or 1a steam ships built in Amer
ieaa yard ea plana to be approved by
Bear Admiral Benson, .i
MAN WHO RECEIVED MESSAGE -
( ia OF RICHMOND'S FALL DEAD.
Boston, Aug. 30. William E. Kettles,
who a a bey telegrapher received the
message aanouneing the fall cf Rich
mond, died yesterday st his home in the
Charlrtowa district. He was 72 years
DEFINITE TREND
TO LOWER PRICES
Bt wc. ; ,v V, -. ., i
Lipton, owner of the Shamrock TV, which
to Chicago.
Period of Guaranteed Earnings
Ends Tonight; Government
: Losses Shown i
Washington, Aug. 80 (By the Aa
eociated Press.) Bailroads ef the
eountry will begin operation en their
owa resources tomorrow aight after
having cost th government approxi
mately 100,000,000 monthly for the six
month te which their earning were
guaranteed" by the Transportation Act.
The carriers will be allowed further
aid only'" through loans from the re
volving fund which the act treated.
Earnings of the roada will fall about
000,000,000 below their atandard re
turn for the period ainee March
according to estimate today by the
Bureau of Bailway Economies. Fewer
than half a - score of line have pro
duced revenue sufficient to equal actual
operating expenses, which does not In
clude the fixed charges of interest, taxes
and-dividend. : '-.
Some Aeeeat PreaeeaL
Of th 1,104 litree ft consequence in
tnercotrntry, BOT Wrve aeeepted th got.
ernrnsat' propose for 4 dJvtoiott of the
surplus above the standard return and
a guarantee of earnings should ths rev
nuea fall short. All ef these accepting
the proposal will be entitled to a final
adjustment or sceoupts by the treasury
and the-payment, where the' revenues
were low, of the guaranteed amounts.
Among th lines not accepting the
guarantee proposal were the Southern
aad Pare Marquette system. Neither
of these have earned revennea equiva
lent to the amount which they would
receive under the guarantee, according
to Julius H. Parmelee, director of the
Bureau oi itauway economies. .
' Top Kxnendltarea Once. '
. In the first four month of ths guar
antee period, March, April, May and
June, railroad revenue topped actual
expenditures for operation - only once.
The March' revenues represented a net
return of $13,700,000, while there were
deficits of 829,700,000 in April, 11,B00,-
000 in May and 17,500,000 in June. '
' Official figure have not been compiled:
by the Interstate Commerce Commission
for July-and August, but -Mr. Parmelee
estimated a deficit for both months, baa
ing hia caueulations on the results of
the same months last year. Traffic In
those two month establiabed a record
for volume, yet the lines were able to
produce revenues! of only $2,000,000 and
815,000,000 respectively for July and
August above the standard return of
75.000,000 a month. "
The Interstate Commerce Commission
estimated, the Increased rates would
yield approximately $1,000,000,000 an
nually.' liut thia sum will not be suffi
cient, it wat argued, anless traffic comes
ia unprecedented volume and there is a
decrease te the costs of operation.
CALL TO BOLSHEVIKI
TO REORGANIZE ARMIES
Captured Bed , Officers Say
Poles Will Meet Resistance
In Vilna Section.
Warsaw, Aug. 80. Bolshevik officers
taaen prisoner oy roles say that the
Polish army will not meet aeriouc re
sistance until it reaches the line run
ning through th railroad points of
Vilna, Lida, Baranovicby and Luninet
it was learned her today, '
Wireless message have beea aent
sent broadcast to scattered units of th:
Bolshevik : army remaining in Polish
territory asking them to try and rally t
Minsk, and outlining the work ef re
organizing these Soviet troops, sec 1-
lnr.to a wireless messsae to the urn.
sbeviki, which baa been intercepted by
the Polish general staff. It is urged
that this reorganization be pushed at an
possible speed. " "
This intercepted message also noted
th complaint of Bolshevik division com
mand because they hsd received un
armed soldiers as reinforcement.. Vha
message indicated that the remnant of
th Bolshevik troop operating in
Poland a well aa the recruits, will be
divided iato two armies., Leoa.Trotr.ky.
the Soviet minister of war,' is expected
to take personal supreme eonmsnd of
both arm lea. ... ,.'. ... , ,
; Enrllak Champion Win. V
Sioux Falls, la- Aug. ' 30. Ted - Bay
and Harry- Vardoa, English champions
won sn exhibition-match today on the
countrytlub links from B. E. Knepper,
Iowa efinmplon, aad an amsteur aad
Mike 'Sherman, Sioux City. - Bay 'sank
a 40 foot putt on ths fourteenth greet
lor a puoic 2, wmning w matca. .
PLAGE ROADS BACK
0NOVNRES00RCES
BEAMAH PREPARES
TO PRESENT NORTH
CAROIMS CASE
Raleigh Secretary Confident In
terstate Commission Will
Refuse Request t ,
GATHERING DATA FOR '
SHOWING COMMISSIONERS
OoL Albert Oox Joins Tar Heel
VangTiard ' In ' Washington
. This lWeeSp Commissionef
Shipman To Continue State
Employment Service; Judge
Clark Congratulates Women
Th News aad Observer Bureau,
.803 District Nstionsl Bask Bldg.
(By Special Leased Wire.)
v. Washington, Aug. 30-Mr. M. B.Bea
man, of Baleigh, secretary of the North
Carolina Traffic , Association and secre
tary pf the Baleigh Chamber of Com
merce, arrived, ia Washington te or
ganize 'the fight North' Carolina will
make in the Vliginia-North'- Carolina
will make before the Interstate Com
merce Commission on September 80th.
Mr. Beaman has opened bis headquar
ters at the Baleigh Hotel, where he
has engaged a staff of research workers
sad stenographer. He will be guided
in hia work- by Mr. J: W. Fiehbaek,
Washington counsel ef the North Caro
lina Trafftg" Association and expects to
be joined by Col, A. L. Cox, loeal coun
sel of the Traffic Association th latter
part nf thia weekv .
Mr. Beaman said thai North Caro
lina's brief in th case must be filled
with- the commission not later than
September 83. y s
Mr. Fishback already bad thd ease
well te hands and there waa nothing to
do but give it form for preientation.
Mr. Beaman expects ths Virginia State
Corporation Commission, aided by the
Chamber of Commerce of ' Biehmoad
Norfolk, Lynchburg and' Boanoka aad
backed by the carriers to put up a des
perate fight to have the Old discrimi
natory rates restored but be is abso
lutely confident the Interstate Com
merce Commission will reaffirm its de
cision rendered in May. . -
. Courtesy to Cemmlaaioa.
- Be waa asked on what ground the
Interstate Commerce Commission had
re-opened the esse. He said it was
purely out of courtesy' to the State of
Virginia. The Commission would not
tan deaf ear to any State so ooa-
sernod aad making the request. Th ad
vancement ia freight rate does not ef
fect th ease one way or the other, but
the carrier arc more insistent than
ever that commissions rat decision in
favor of North Carolina makes their
task 'of hauling freight a physical im
possibility. . - -
Mr. Beaman said hi confidence in
North Carolina claim wa based on tha
fact that the Commission could never
shut it eye to th truth of math
matiea. One of these unconquerable
mathematical truths waa this: That
North Carolina 'With -these unjust rates
levied on her people for a half
century bad become the fourth State
in the union in agriculture while Vir
ginia had receded from the 18th place
as an agricultural Htate. North Caro
lina bad prospered tbrouehout ths
tstate. Bhe possessed more per capita
wealth than any other State ia the
bouth, while Virginia bod orosnered
only in her cities that had fed and
were built up by Northfarolina wealth.
Richmond has mors money than aay
otner eity in the Bouth, but it is North
Carolina money. Both North and Bouth
of Blchmond to the North Carolina line
the State is almost desert so far as
agriculture it concerned. '
As for the carriers' aranmsnt that
it is a physical impossibility to remove
rnis unjust discrimination gainst North
Carolina in freight rates, it, Is Mr.
Beaman's opinion that the counsel will
not give that a moment' consideration.
snipmaa la Washington. ,
M. M. L. ShiDman. tha Commit
aioner of Labor for North Carolina, call-
eu on iar. jonn a. uensmore, th head
of the United State employment ser
vice, in nn effort to keep open the
State employment ageaer at Balelsh.
us account or congress cutting down
the appropriation for United States em
ployment service, It wa announced that
many of th State employment agen
cies, among them that at Baleis-h. would
have to close doors September 1. After
Commissioner Shipman conference
with Mr. Densmorc the latter stated
that the North Carolina State agency
would continue in operation. It will
receive aome additional aid from the
Department of Labor nnder which the
United State employment eervic is
a ninistercd.
Mr. Shipman also went to the census
bureau and -got permisson to eonv for
the Department of Labor and Printing
or the estate of North Carolina the
statistic of . manufacturing industries
nf that State, gathered by the United
State census. This will save the State
the coat and labor of mating n census
or, its own.
Mr.-B.- O. Beekvlht of Raleigh.' and
hia daughter, Mrs. W. K. Eldridg and
dnughter of Pittiburg, Pa., were ia
Washington today. ' Mr. Beckwith tars
that North Carolina will give the big
gest Democratic majority this yesr ever
recorded in the history or the Btate.
The State too will harvest one of th
greatest crops of corn, eottoa and to
bacco ever grown on it soil.
Clark Congratulate Women.
Chief Justice Walter Clark, with
prophetic ere. congratulate th mili
tant women -in their victory of woman
suffrage in the following letter to Miss
Alice Paul: '
"When In the day of your persecu
tion and when you snd your followers
were under illegal, sentence to Oreo
quan jail, I wrote an article for the
press of this State, stating what yoa
were doing for the cause of humanity
and predicted thst the day would come
whea you would stand ia monumental
iContinatd'oa f ag Tee.)
NO LIGHT
ON COX'S
DURING
SHANKH1LL DISTBICT IK
BELFAST BLAZING INFBBNO.
Bal fas. Aag. 4v-(By the
dated Press.) The ShaakUU dis
trict of Belfast lata anight wa a
biasing laferao. Nearly a near of
fire bad atartoaV aad virtually all
the grocery atorea aad pabll boasea
waed by CatboUoa te the district
aero being destroyed.
The Belie Bred oa th crowd dar
ing the dlatarbaacoa, tatUctlag aov.
oral caaaaltlsa.
U. S. MAY LOSE ALL
Carrying Into Effect of Mer
chant Marine Act Would
' Have This Result
SECRETARY PAYNE IN
EXPLANATORY LETTER
Writes Chamber of Commerce
of United States of Seriovs
Effect Abrogation of Com
mercial Treaties Under Hew
Act Would Have On Trade
In Other Oovntriet
Washington, P. C, Aug. SOr-(By the
Associated Press.) Ths United States
may find Itself without trade right ia
other countries if Beetloa 84 of th aow
Merchant Marine Act is eerrisd oat,
Secretary Payne, of the Interior De
partment, warned tea recent letter
to the Chamber of Commerce of the
United State a copy of. whieh became
available here today
"Aad of conn it may folio," th
letter added, "that th basins of the
country will find itself very greatly
moarraaaea.
"I wonder." Ma, Payee wrote.
the Chamber of Commerce of the Unit
ed StatoA or aay of ita committee has
given consideration to section 84 of
th Merchant Marine bill and the con
sequences to tha eootmerea of tha Unit
ed taase-wU- eaauler-tosalt if the
President follow - ths direction af ths
Congress with respect to the abrogation
ox treaties with in united mate which
restrict th right of th United State
CO impose discriminating custom dutiea
oa import or discriminatory teaaait
due oa foreign vesicle aad f vessels
of the United State catering the
United BUtec v
Substance of Bsctloa 84.
"The eubttanee is: 'The Presideat 1
hereby authorized aad directed within
90 day after thia act become a law
to glv notice to the several govern
ments, respectively, partiec to snch
treaties or conventions that so much
thereof as Impose aay auek restriction
on th United State will terminate oa
the expiration ef such periods as ay
be required for the giving ef such no
tice by th provisions of such treaties
or coavsBtions.
Cosaerclal Treat laa HH.
This part of tba blU baa not beea
much dMcussed, A treaty, aa yon kaow.
la a contract between nations. Tha
treaties here affected ar th commercial
treaties oa whieh, our right to do busi
ness with ths Baton ef the world de
pend. Manlfeafly we ctnaot terminate
these treaties without th content of
the country affected. Since they are
reciprocal, all that we have a right-to do
ia to terminate th treaties aeeordias?
to tseir terms. i
'vom treaties may bo terminated
oa a fixed notice. Other arc to ran
a definite number ef year aad' may
then be terminated oa a fixed, notice.
Th countries will scarcely eoatcn to
modify the treatise giviag , aa a rlabt
to discriminate against their commerce
and at the same time permit as to sa
joy the rights 'wlh th treaties te-rrs
to us. A ftrmal Bttice will probably
result in in enure ac rogation of the
treaty.
Practical Difficulty.
Tatting for the moment any ouestloa
oi lnteraatioaal good faith, we may eon
front the practical difficulty that w
bav no right to trad with other coun
tries ainee our right In this behalf
rest on the treaties affected; and of
course it may follow that the business
of ths country will find Itself very great
ly embarrassed.
"While I am aot charged with this
mater, it seems to me it waa something
that yon ahould be glad to have called
to your attention,
The ninety day period - provided for
in section 34 expire Friday. Covers
meat officials have aot thna. far givea
any intimation at to what steps were
contemplated toward carrying out Sec
tion 34.
TWO AVIATORS PICKED UP '
BT SHIPPING BOABD VESSEL.
Miami, Fla., Aug. 30. W. V. Z.igler
and H. Flynn two -aviator who wore
flying from Jacksonville to Havana,
were picked up by the United States
Shipping Board steamer Hulaca, 78
miles off this port yesterday. The fly
ing boat in which they were making
th trip wa destroyed carry Saturday
morning when the gaaoliae tank ex
ploded from a backfire.
LIBERAL REQUESTS MAD TO " '.
. CHAKITX IN WILL OF CAST
Birhmond, Va., Aug. 30. Leaving ap
proximately 8340,000 to ths Virgiuia
Christian College at .Lynchburg, aod
other church and charitable bequests
amounting to approximately ' 8240,000
nd bequeathing WJ'fXIO to member of
his family, the, will ef the late T.
Archibald Cary. ef Biehmoad wae to
day probated ia ,th siwuut court of
HER TRADE RfOHTS
iieacbiaad aooar. .
THROW
CHARGES
FIRST DAY
Senate Committee. Invest
ing Campaign Expenditures
Examines Chairman Hays , ,
' and Former Chair
, ' man Cummincs , . ;
TESTIMONY OF HAYS
SHOWS G. 0. P. BUDGET M
OF 3 MILLION DOLLARS
. v : v : .. , i
Republican Chairman ' Addi '
; , That Additional KiHioa ror1
SUte Committees For Local j
Uampaifns Would ; . kaistf
Campaign Toad Total To'
' SlifhUj More Tha 4 Kfll
' lion Dollars; Former Demo!
cratic ChaWsi Says S Kil-'
lions Bnottih With Which To"
l"lVti1nAW 1.iJlsa4 Asai 4 .ai
Campaign, and Declares Xe
pnblican t Total Zzeessive!
Tells of Xepiblioan Snooes
In Corrvpt Practices
Chicago, Asg. 80, An exteaded axa
aminntioa today of Will H. Saya, B
publican aatioaal eaalrmta, aad Home
8- Cammiaat," former DemanaHa m
tioaal bairman. by th Seaato obm'
mltte laves tigatlng campaign oxpandU
tare failed to threw any light e tha
1180000 fund whieh Ooveraor Co
charged the Bepablicaa party with
teskluv to ralae "la aa attempt to car
rupt the Amerieaa electorate aad boy
the Presldeaey." . :
Outstaadiag poiats te th man J
ignrec threatb which th cecasaitted
strugtlod werei .
OstsUaJlng Pelnta,
Testimony by Mr. Bays that the tJ
Publican national committee's budget foev
ttc presidential campaign called foa
cxpeadltur ef $SfiT9fi31M,
Deelaratioa by Mr. Camming that,
allowing for the increased tost of prints
tag, clerical biro, renta, traasportatioa
aad all necessities of a national cam.
pabra, a aatioaal committee abaald ba
able to atagc !a fair, decent aad stiff,
eam'paiga with aooaabl publicity" tot
4300,000. With that amount of moncyJ
he said, .the national chairman need ae
worry aver finance. - t
- . 6. O. P. Total Foer MUtleao. V )
Mr. Hay also teatlflcd a Bepabllcaal
aatioaal eom mitt ee was Making to raise
approxiautoly fil.OOOiXXl to ba donataif
to Btato committee for thtlr loeal
campaign, making a total of slightly
more thaa 4.000iK)0 te th BcDubUcaa,
campaign eh set for all purposes.
Mr. Camming oeclared be bcllsvs
this amoaat waa oxaeaaiv aad poiatedt
to the 1818 campaign, saying at learn d
in a is aoas mate or cosaeetient the;
Republicans cpeat 8230A10 te that rear.
Be considered thia .waa too much for a?
eommoaweslth of that isc - -1 ,
"If yoa let the Btato committee rust
wild." ho said, "yon get aa accumulated!
expenditure whieh te itself 1 aa out
standing evidence of corrupt purpotej
I suggest that thia ia Just what is go tba
to happea to the Bepubliean this years'
"Haa cither pe.rty aay moaopoly ia?
thia practice f asked Seaator Edge . j
Bam pasueaa asnriss. . ,
"There is' no monopoly fipon tba yf
m." rejoined Mr. Cummin rt. buk
there ia no doubt about the Republican!
aaeees te that direetioa.
Both Mr.. Hays aad Mr. CmmUra
refused, to disease detail of their ccrn-
mltte Xiaaaelng, aeaortlng that aa
ehafrmea , they had only a ' gentraf
kaowledg cf rack aabieeta aad that
th book aad record of the committee)
treasurer woald bav to ba relied poa
ia that respect. - ,' . "i
ll.4 Ptoa At Werk. . . ,1
MaitkaV kaaw af uw tara ia4iv!dnat
eoatributioaa aad Mr. Eaya waa rathenl
ssiuv that too jieputuican pua rtor
limit lndividual'a gUU to 8100 waa
being .carried, out successfully. Hj
kasw of thirty-eight exeeptioas to th)
rule, tha largest beiag for 89,000, two .
for 8SXW sack aad th other ttlrty-Av
for leaser amounta. - .-
1 Demstrattc Poverty. t
Mr. Camming explained that the cm
gaaixatioa of which be waa chalrmaa
waa poverty-striekea when h assumed
that office and that aa left .to hjs sues
eescor 8050 te cask aad a act Indebted
nsss ef slightly mors than 800,000.
A charge by Mr. Bay that aa early;
at July, ,1919, the Democratic commit
tee had Installed aa elaborate fund .
gathering organisation 'te the Boad
building ia Waahlagtoa waa explaiaed1
by Mr. Cumminga aa a burea for both'
propaganda aad . finance. U aaid N
''grvw from a hope" but wa reduced ,
ia aiac when it was found that tha
overhead charges for ataintainiag the)
ergaaisatioa exceeded the. receipts , by;
from WflOO to $VSfiM a moatk.
The two chairmen agreed, that .legiM
latioa looking to federal control ef
presidential campaigns ' wss t desirable.
Senator Pomereae argued thojj Cgngrets "
Wss powerless at present because th
supreme weun aaa aeia tnat prstH ,
deatial eleetora were State official. :
Ceactttattoaal Chang. -
A auggcstloa that a - soattitutioait . .
aasndmeat might be necessary to giva -Congrea
oversight of presidential cam
paigns brought from Mr. Bays a pro
pnaal tbat the parties might .unite in ia
effort to obtain such a change te tha)
basic Jaw. . ' -y
Earlier ia the. day Mr. Hay had -
"hoped that thia committee will reeom .
mend the passage of a-bill regulating
primary eleetioa expense te national,
congressional and senatorial campaigns.1.
B also favored having all primary eieoj
tions for Federal officer held oa j
tingle day ia every State. , i
rwe Clno cstimai. f .
BepreeeaUtlv B. D. Flood, of Tire
glaia. eetimated 8220,000. would be roi
J
CeoMaaed oa Fag Three-)